Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Black Sand Geyser Basin Part 3

This is farther South closer to old faithful.  The ground is orange colored because of the bacteria that grows in the super heated water.

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A fellow had a laser thermometer, it read 170 Deg F.

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The smell was overwhelming

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This was right next to the sidewalk

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I can still smell the sulfur in my nose, and its been hours since I was there!

Retired Rod

1 comment:

  1. You take the most amazing pictures. Hope I can do half that good when I get out there.

    Happy Trails,
    Chris

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